Dystonia

B Balint, NE Mencacci, EM Valente, A Pisani… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
Dystonia is a neurological condition characterized by abnormal involuntary movements or
postures owing to sustained or intermittent muscle contractions. Dystonia can be the …

Pain in cervical dystonia: mechanisms, assessment and treatment

RL Rosales, L Cuffe, B Regnault… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction In patients with cervical dystonia (CD), pain is a major contributor to disability
and social isolation and is often the main reason patients seek treatment. Surveys …

Quality of life in idiopathic dystonia: a systematic review

A Girach, A Vinagre Aragon, P Zis - Journal of neurology, 2019 - Springer
Objective Dystonia is characterised by sustained muscular contractions frequently producing
repetitive, twisting and patterned movements. The primary aim of this systematic review was …

Functional dystonia: differentiation from primary dystonia and multidisciplinary treatments

L Frucht, DL Perez, J Callahan, J MacLean… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dystonia is a common movement disorder, involving sustained muscle contractions, often
resulting in twisting and repetitive movements and abnormal postures. Dystonia may be …

A systematic review of cognition in cervical dystonia

S O'Connor, D Hevey, T Burke, S Rafee… - Neuropsychology …, 2024 - Springer
Growing evidence points to a spectrum of non-motor symptoms, including cognitive
difficulties that have a greater impact on functional outcomes and quality of life than motor …

Neurorehabilitation in dystonia: a holistic perspective

LV Bradnam, RM Meiring, M Boyce… - Journal of Neural …, 2021 - Springer
Rehabilitation for isolated forms of dystonia, such as cervical or focal hand dystonia, is
usually targeted towards the affected body part and focuses on sensorimotor control and …

Effect of botulinum toxin on non-motor symptoms in cervical dystonia

M Costanzo, D Belvisi, I Berardelli, A Maraone… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patients with cervical dystonia (CD) may display non-motor symptoms, including psychiatric
disturbances, pain, and sleep disorders. Intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin type A …

The impact of non-motor symptoms on quality of life in cervical dystonia

R Maione, C Formica, A Quartarone… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cervical dystonia (CD) is characterized by cranial muscle overactivity leading to abnormal
intermittent or continuous posturing of the head. Nowadays, the treatment of patients …

Long-term specialized physical therapy in cervical dystonia: outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

J van den Dool, B Visser, JH Koelman… - Archives of physical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a specialized physical therapy (SPT) program on
disability in cervical dystonia (CD) compared to regular physical therapy (RPT). Design A …

Functional dystonia: A case‐control study and risk prediction algorithm

CD Stephen, DL Perez, LB Chibnik… - Annals of Clinical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Functional dystonia (FD) is a disabling and diagnostically challenging functional
movement disorder (FMD). We sought to identify historical predictors of FD vs. other primary …